Henry County Court of Common Pleas, General Division Filing Rules

When providing the report to unrepresented parties and counsel of record, the GAL must attach a NOTICE cover sheet with the required language in bold 22-point font or larger.

A request for an out-of-state subpoena to be served in Fulton County costs $250.

The Clerk must notify each defendant by registered or certified mail, sending copies of the pleadings and judgment entry to the address in the complaint.

Upon referral to mediation, the court may stay all filing deadlines for up to 60 days.

When the Court deems it advisable, prospective juror lists may use numbers instead of names, and other identifying data may be withheld and sealed.

The required language in an ex parte order must be printed in bold.

A continued event must be contemporaneously assigned a fixed date.

Electronic filing is required for the Certificate of Qualification for Employment petition procedure.

After a visiting judge is appointed, counsel must supply that judge with a copy of every pleading, motion, or other paper filed for the record.

The GAL must provide the Court a one-page written summary at least five days before the pre-trial conference.

Parenting coordinators may not communicate ex parte with the appointing court or division about substantive matters or the merits of the case.